- Newt Gingrich
Newton Leroy Gingrich (born June 17, 1943), Ph.D., served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. In 1995, "Time" magazine selected him as the Man of the Year for his role in leading the Republican Revolution in the House, ending 40 years of Democratic Party majorities in that body. During his tenure as Speaker he represented the public face of the Republican opposition to Bill Clinton. - Dennis Hastert
John Dennis Hastert (born January 2, 1942) is an American politician. He has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, representing (map), and served as Speaker of the House from 1999 to 2007. Originally elevated to the Speakership on January 6, 1999, he surpassed Joseph Gurney Cannon as the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history on June 1, 2006. - Tip O'Neill
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician. O'Neill was an outspoken liberal Democrat and influential member of the U.S. Congress, serving in the House of Representatives for 34 years and representing two congressional districts of Massachusetts. He was the Speaker of the House from 1977 until his retirement in 1987, making him the second longest-serving Speaker in U.S. history after Sam Rayburn. - Jim Wright
James Claude Wright, Jr. (born December 22, 1922), usually known as Jim Wright, is a former U.S. Congressman from Texas who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989. - Frank Chopp
A life-long Washington resident, Rep. Chopp was first elected Co-Speaker of the House in 1999 and Speaker in 2002. He was the executive director of a non-profit community service organization that assists thousands of people annually O he is now the president of that organization. He is a 1975 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Washington, and lives in SeattleO Wallingford neighborhood with his wife, Nancy Long . They have two children, Nate and Ellie. - James B. Black
Dr. James "Jim" Boyce Black (born March 25, 1935) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly who represented the state's 100th House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg County. An optometrist from Matthews, North Carolina, Black was elected to 11 (non-consecutive) terms in the House of Representatives and served as Speaker of the House from January 1999 through the end of 2006. - James K. Polk
Often referred to as the first "dark horse" President, James K. Polk was the last of the Jacksonians to sit in the White House, and the last strong President until the Civil War. He was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in 1795. Studious and industrious, Polk was graduated with honors in 1818 from the University of North Carolina. As a young lawyer he entered politics, served in the Tennessee legislature, and became a friend of Andrew Jackson . - Joe Hackney
Joe Hackney (born September 23, 1945 in Chatham County, NC) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's fifty-fourth House district, including constituents in Chatham, Orange, and Moore counties. A farmer and attorney from Chapel Hill, Hackney is currently (2007-2008 session) serving in his fourteenth term in the state House of Representatives and is the Speaker of the House. - Peter Milliken
Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken, MP, BA, MA, LL.B (born November 12, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He has been a member of the Canadian House of Commons since 1988, and has served as Speaker of the House since 2001. Milliken represents the Ontario riding of Kingston and the Islands as a member of the Liberal Party. As Speaker of the House of Commons, he is entitled to be styled The Honourable while in office. - Carl Albert
Carl Bert Albert was a lawyer and a Democratic American politician from Oklahoma. He is most well-known for his service as Speaker of the House from 1971 to 1977. At 5 feet 4 inches tall, Albert was often affectionately known as the "Little Giant from Little Dixie." He is also credited with having held the highest political office of any Oklahoman in American history. "(see also: Little Dixie)" - Andy Dillon
Andy Dillon Speaker of the House - John Williams
John Williams (March 14, 1731 - October 10, 1799) was a signer of the United States' Articles of Confederation. He was one of the founders of the University of North Carolina. During the American Revolutionary War, he was a colonel in the North Carolina militia. In 1777 and 1778, Williams was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons and served as Speaker of the House. Williams was a member of the Continental Congress in 1778 and 1779. - John Laesch
John Laesch (born January 29 1974)Is an announced candidite in the 2008 Democratic primary election in Illinois' 14th congressional district. He was the 2006 Democratic candidate for US Representative of the 14th District of Illinois. He ran against Republican incumbent Dennis Hastert, the Speaker of the House. Laesch is member of the Fighting Dems, former members of the U.S. Armed Forces who ran for election to the Congress in 2006. - Kay Granger
Kay Granger (born January 18 1943), a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Texas, currently represents the 12th Congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Granger was born in Greenville, Texas, and graduated from Texas Wesleyan University. She was elected to the Fort Worth city council in 1989 and was elected Mayor in 1991. Her tenure as mayor saw a drop in violent crime, … - James Amann
James A. Amann (born 1956, in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is a Connecticut State Representative. He is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives and represents the One Hundred Eighteenth Assembly District, which includes part of Milford, Connecticut. Amann was first elected to office in 1990 and has served as the Speaker of the House since being elected to that position prior to the 2005 Legislative Session. - Karen Minnis
Karen Minnis (R-Wood Village) is a Republican politician in Oregon, U.S.A. She has been a member of the Oregon House of Representatives since 1998, and served as Speaker of the House from 2003 to 2006. Minnis is currently serving her fifth term in the House of Representatives. She represents District 49, which includes the cities of Fairview, Troutdale, and Wood Village, and a portion of Gresham, in east Multnomah County. - Michael E. Busch
Michael E. Busch (January 4, 1947-) is the current Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates in the United States. Busch has been a member of the House since 1987, and Speaker since January 2003. He represents Anne Arundel, which includes the state capital of Annapolis. - Todd Hiett
Todd Hiett (July 9, 1967) is an American rancher and Republican politician from Oklahoma. Hiett served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1995 until 2007. During his final two years in office, Hiett served as the Speaker of the House. Hiett was the first Republican to hold that position in over eight decades. Once he had completed the maximum twelve year term (term limits are constitutionally mandated in Oklahoma), … - Scott Palmer
Scott B. Palmer (born November 22 1950 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA) is the Chief of Staff to United States Representative Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois), the former Speaker of the House in the U.S. House of Representatives. Palmer attended Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois, from which he received a B.A. degree in history in 1972 and a Master's degree in management in 1983. From 1972 until 1984, he worked for Aurora University. - Neil Andrew
John Neil Andrew (born 7 June 1944), Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1983 to October 2004, representing the Division of Wakefield, South Australia. He was born in Waikerie, South Australia, and was a horticulturalist before entering politics. Having been for 15 years a little-known Liberal backbencher, Andrew became Speaker of the House after the October 1998 elections. - Brian Bosma
Brian C. Bosma (born October 31, 1957) is an American politician. He has been a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives since 1986, and served as Indiana Speaker of the House during the 2005 and 2006 sessions. Bosma was born in Beech Grove, Indiana. He attended Purdue University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in 1981 and was a member of Beta Sigma Psi fraternity. He received his Juris Doctor from Indiana University in 1984. - Calvin Say
Calvin K.Y. Say (born February 1, 1952 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a politician of the United States. He currently serves as Speaker of the House in the Hawaii State House of Representatives of the Hawaii State Legislature. Calvin Say (from the state page) Born: February 1, 1952 Personal Married to wife Cora; children Geoffrey and Jared Education: St. Louis High School; University of Hawaii at Manoa, BEd Business: President, Kotake Shokai, Ltd. - Seth Hammett
Seth Hammett (born June 24, 1946) is the Speaker of the House in the Alabama House of Representatives. He is a Democrat from Andalusia, Alabama (Covington County) who was first elected to the State House in 1978. - Harold J. Brubaker
Harold J. Brubaker is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's seventy-eighth House district, including constituents in Randolph County. He is a native of and grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Brubaker was Speaker of the House for two terms (1995-1998), the only Republican Speaker in North Carolina in the twentieth century. A real estate appraiser from Asheboro, North Carolina, … - Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson (20 May 1858 - 4 June 1950) was an American lawyer and politician; Democrat, United States House of Representatives from 4 March 1907 to 3 March 1927. Born near Bardstown in Nelson County, Kentucky. His father was William Johnson, who was state senator and a lieutenant governor of Kentucky. His mother, Nancy, was a member of the committee that selected the design of the Confederate flag; they chose a design submitted by Nicola Marschall. - Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon (December 17, 1758 - June 29, 1837) was a spokesman for the Old Republican faction of the Democratic-Republican Party that wanted to strictly limit the federal government. Macon was born near Warrenton, North Carolina and attended the College of New Jersey and served briefly in the American Revolutionary War. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1791 to 1815; from 1801 to 1807 he was Speaker of the House. - John Hill
John Hill (June 10, 1821 - July 24, 1884) was a nineteenth century politician, clerk, bookkeeper, merchant and justice of the peace from New Jersey. Born in Catskill, New York, Hill attended private schools as a child. He was employed as a bank clerk and learned bookkeeping in Catskill. He moved to Boonton, New Jersey in 1845 and was employed as a bookkeeper and paymaster. He later engaged in mercantile pursuits, was postmaster of Boonton from 1849 to 1853, … - Thomas Brackett Reed
Thomas Brackett Reed, (October 18, 1839 - December 7, 1902), occasionally ridiculed as Czar Reed, was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the House from 1889-1891 and from 1895-1899. He was a powerful leader of the Republican party but was unable to stop the Spanish-American War. - Price Daniel
Marion Price Daniel, Sr. (October 10, 1910 - August 25, 1988) was a Democratic Party U.S. senator and politician from the state of Texas. Daniel was born in Dayton, Texas, and he graduated from Baylor University. He worked as a lawyer in Liberty County, Texas. Daniel won a seat in the Texas House of Representatives in 1939 as a Democrat. Daniel opposed Texas adopting a sales tax and he was elected Speaker of the House in 1943. - Samuel J. Randall
Samuel Jackson Randall (October 10, 1828 - April 13, 1890) was a Pennsylvania politician, attorney, soldier, and a prominent Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives during the late 19th century. He served as the 33rd Speaker of the House and a contender for his party's nomination for the President of the United States in two campaigns. Samuel J. Randall was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. - Leverett Saltonstall
Leverett A. Saltonstall was an American Republican politician who served as Governor of Massachusetts (1939–1945) and as a United States Senator (1945–1967). Saltonstall was born in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and was a longtime summer resident of Vinalhaven, Maine. As an adult he spent winters on his family estate in Dover, Massachusetts, where he liked to farm. His father was Richard Middlecott Saltonstall, a lawyer; his mother, Eleanor Brooks Saltonstall, … - Andrew Stevenson
Andrew Stevenson (January 21, 1784-January 25, 1857) was a Democratic politician in the United States. Educated at the College of William and Mary, he married three times. His second wife, Sarah (Sally) Coles, was a cousin of Dolley Madison and sister of Edward Coles, a governor of Illinois. Stevenson served as a Congressman from Virginia from 1821 to 1834 and was the Speaker of the House from 1827 until 1833. - Richard Dobbs Spaight
Richard Dobbs Spaight was the Anti-Federalist governor of the American State of North Carolina from 1792 to 1795. Spaight was born in New Bern, North Carolina, the son of the Secretary of the Crown in the colony. Orphaned at the age of eight, Spaight was sent to school in Ireland and graduated from the University of Glasgow. In 1778, Spaight returned to North Carolina and served as an aide to General Richard Caswell during the American Revolutionary War until 1781. - Brock Adams
Brockman "Brock" Adams (January 13, 1927 - September 10, 2004) was an American politician and member of Congress. Adams was a Democrat from Washington and served as a U.S. Representative, Senator, and United States Secretary of Transportation before retiring in January 1993. Adams was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended the public schools in Portland, Oregon. - John W. Taylor
John W. Taylor, was an early 19th century U.S. politician from New York. He was born in Charlton, New York and received his first education at home. Taylor graduated from Union College with honors and served in the N.Y. legislature before being elected to Congress at age 28. John Taylor served in the United States House of Representatives for 20 years, from 1813 to 1833, and served twice as Speaker of the House. - Pete Geren
Preston M. Geren (born January 29, 1952 in Fort Worth, Texas) was named Acting Secretary of the United States Army by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, after Army Secretary Francis Harvey resigned amidst the scandal at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Geren had been the 28th Undersecretary of the Army, a post he assumed on February 21, 2006, following his nomination by President George W. Bush and confirmation by the United States Senate. As the Undersecretary, Mr. - Candace Gingrich
Candace Gingrich, (born June 2, 1966), is an LGBT rights activist at the Human Rights Campaign. She is the half-sister of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who is more than 20 years her senior. - Linn Boyd
Linn Boyd (November 22, 1800-December 17, 1859) was a prominent U.S. politician of the 1840s and 1850s, and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Boyd was elected to the House as a Democrat from Kentucky from 1835 to 1837 and again from 1839 to 1855, serving seven terms in the House. Boyd served in the Kentucky House of Representatives after first winning election in 1827. - K. Leroy Irvis
K. Leroy Irvis was the first African American to serve as a speaker of the house in any state legislature in the United States. Mr. Irvis, a Democrat, represented Pittsburgh in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1958-1988. - John H. Bankhead
John Hollis Bankhead (September 13 1842 - March 1 1920) was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. He was appointed, then elected, to serve out the remainder of the term left by the death of John Tyler Morgan, and was later re-elected twice. He served in the Senate from June 18 1907 to his death on March 1 1920. B. B. Comer, former governor of Alabama, was appointed to serve the rest of his term until November 2 1920, …
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